Wardrobe-trunk.



G. H. WHEARY.

WABDROBE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED ocT.z7,1913.

Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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wannnoBE-TRUNKL Be it known'that LGEonen H. VViLiijiARin4 a citizen ofthe United States, and resident.

of Racine, in the county ofRacine and State of Wisconsin, have `invented. new and useful- Improvements rin Wardrobe-lrunks,A of

i Vwhich the following'is a description, reference ,beingu had to the accompanying drawingsfwhich arey a partV of this speciication.

This invention relates to improvementsin-v wardrobe trunks` of that type in which the clothes hangers aresupported on extensible tracks lmounted .in the wardrobe section of the trunk and justbeneath the door orfcover of the end portion of the trunk. 1 H i Itis one' of the objects of the ypresent invention to provide a wardrobet-runk ofthe character-V described with hanger tracks which may be independently `extended or `closed land are provided with means for clampingly'locking the end cover in closedl position. i. c .i

A further Vobject of the present invention is to providea wardrobe trunk having a retainer bar mounted on bothrtracks which` `may be easily disengaged vfrom bothtracks or from one of the tracks and swung to a depending position to permit lconvenient access to the 'hangers mounted on thetracks. i .A further object of the invention ispto i' provideA a `wardrobe trunk with means for automatically locking the extensible barsin extended positions. i f

Avfurthcr object of the present invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk having a removable retainer bar `adapted to yieldingly engage teeth provided on the rails for locking the barin different positions of adjust- Y for the purpose described. i

lVith the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists of the improved wardrobe trunk and its parts and combinations" asset forth in the thereof. p c

In the accompanying.drawingin which the same reference characters vindicate the same parts in all"ofthe-views:-Figure 1 is claims, and all, equivalents a top view of .wardrobertrunk of the im# proved.type, the topn or coverand the'railsy .being shown in open position andthe drawer section being also indicatedin open position by dotted lines;A Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional Specification of Letters Patent. i Y `:li'ttbllljd013t-26,1915. .Application'fiiedoctober'a'a191e. seriaiivoia'mogl l i view taken on line V"of F ig. l; Fig. 3 i

is asimilar view with thefparts` closed; positions; Figftris a detail view on` a larger scale of an end `portion of` the retainerbar, and-a cross sectional `view `of the track; and

y Fig. 5 is aV detail `viewof one of the braces.

lReferring to the drawing the' numeralS indicates the wardrobefsection: of vthe im;

provedwardrobe trunk,`9 the top `coverand u 10thesidc cover or drawer section there-cfak The top covei 9 is hinged -to the upper rear end of the wardrobe section and at its front'v 'p70 ing angular=nietal strip c lllhaving recesses: 12'fformedfon its upper edge fwhich are adapted to be engaged byhook members 13 edge portion s 4provided 1 with l a yreinforcfor-:clampingly locking the cover inclosed position. The hooks are pivotally `connected to supporting members 1% whichare in turn pivoted at their :inner-fends to vthe outer ends of'a U-shaped reinforcing strap 15, and this reinforcing strap ismOunted within# the wardrobe section near the' upper endand engages three side walls thereof. Y

. F iXed tracks 16 mounted within the wardrob'e section on opposite sidesthereof and having. their innerends riveted to the rear portion ofthe U-shaped strap- 15 are supported at their forward ends .by .curved brackets 17 which are mounted on the trunk vsidesand project downwardly'and upwardly 'in `a curve and engage the tracks medially between! their side portions. Extensible tracks *1S-having hinged connections 19 with the outer ends of the-fixed tracks are rigidly i connected at their outer ends to the curved outer ends 20 of the supportingmembers 14. The hinged connections 19 are in aXial aline# mentl with vthe pivotal connections of the supporting members 14 with the U-shaped strap 15,=to permit the extensible tracks to `be c swung :upwardly into horizontal.` alinement witlithe `fixed tracks.` To provide amsecure connectionffbetween the outer ends-of the 'Xed tracks and the i l supporting members, the track ends are provided with slots 2l into whichl the-ends of the supporting member `extendand are -riveted to the said track ends. The supfV portingvmembers andthe tracks connected thereto are heldfin horizontal positions by braces 22 which are pivoted at their upper thelower portions ofthebrackets 17. `The ,i

ends -to the supporting members, and their lower; portions; slide' through and `engage trunk,' comprising a compartment provided with a Y* hinged doorfextensible tracks mounted withinfand on opjiio'sitessides-V 1 vot the compartment, supporting members connected to the outer ends of `the tracks and pivotally` connected to they compartment 'l walls, therouter end portions ofthe sup-` i porting members being ot lessthickness i ed on" the tracks'at :the junctionot the `supporting members with the tracks, ,me`an`stor 159` lockingfthe retainerl bar in did'erentpositions of adjustment on the tracks, Vand means for `holding, the extensiblel portions ofthe tracks in positions of adjustr`nent.'. f f

@16.A trunk, u comprising` a compartment provided with a hinged door, u toothedfexten- Vsibletracks mounted within and on opposite sides of the compartment, supporting members connected to the outer ends of the tracks and pivotally connected to the compartment walls, the outer end portions ot the supporting members being` or less thickness than the tracks, a retainer bar provided. with openings through whichthe tracks extend and with 'communicating slotsto permit the bar to be removed from and mounted on thetraoksl at thejunction of the sup- Y porting 'members with the tracks," spring actuated bolts mounted on the retainer bar for engaging the teeth to lock the bar in different positions of adjustment on the tracks,

and means for holding the extensible portionsot the tracksV in positions of adjustj lngly and independently drawing it, to

` positions'of adjustment. i

` andment.

7.' A trunk, comprising a compartment 'having a hinged cover, fixed rails mounted within the compartment, independent extensible rail members hinged to aline with the fixed rails and to swing downwardly, and

means carried by each, extensible rail torengaging a portion ot the cover and clampclosed position. i

S. A trunk, comprising a compartment j having a hinged cover, fixed rails mounted within the compartment, brackets supporting the outer end portions of said rails, in-

-within the trunk, U-shaped members pivotally connected to `the outer ends of the tracks and to the trunk sides and adapted to,` be independently swung downwardly to closedrpositions, the stems of the U-shaped c, members which are connected to the tracks serving as extensible rails, and meansitorv 4holding theU-shapedmembers in openpositions. J i f l j 10. A garment `hanger support tory a trunk,icomprisingv a pair of spaced tracks mounted within the trunk, U-shaped members pivotally connected to theV outer ends of thetracksland to the trunk sides andadapted to beindependently swung downwardly thanxthe tracks, fa: retainer barY provided `withAopeningsrthrough which the tracks ex-v tend and with communicating slotstoiper- S1 `mit'the bar to lbe removed from and mountto closed. positions, the stems otr f the U-shaped members which are connectedlto the tracksserving as extensiblerails",y and brace members `pivotally connected tovthe U-shaped members and engaging"v portions of the trunk for lholding the U-shaped members in open position.

trunkccmprising a pair. ot spaced tracks connected at their rear ends to the "trunk, brackets connecting the `forward ends of the rails to the trunk, U-shaped members ypivotally connected ,to the'I outer ends vof the tracksv and to the trunk sides and adapted to be independently swungy downwardlyy to closed positions, the stems ot the lll-shapedy members which are connected tothe tracks serving as extensible rails, and' brace members pivotally connected to the U-shaped `members and engaging the brackets for Y r 1 .-,30 11a-,A garment hanger support. `for a holding the U-shaped members in openpov .I

sitions;

vl2. A garment supporting lixture, comprising a supporting trame having an open side,

a pair of hanger supporting members spaced apart and away from the sides of said frame,

each hanger supporting member consisting of a stationary rod iixedly secured to lsaid V frame, and an independently vmovablefrod pivoted to each stationary ,rod and adapted to be independently moved into alinement therewith andv also at an angle thereto, vbrackets secured to the frame and supporting the forward ends of the stationary rods, and brace members, one for eachv movable rod and pivoted thereto, said brace members c beingadapted to bear against said brackets whenever the movable rods are in alinement with the stationary rods, but operable independently of each other.

13. A garment hanger support for a trunk, comprising Va kU-shaped metal band constructed to be connected to a trunk, U- shaped brackets secured to the side arms of said band and extending toward each other, xed tracks connected to the rear portion of the band and to the inner parts of the U-shaped brackets', extensible tracks hinged to the outer ends of the fixed' tracks and adapted to be independently swung to open positions in longitudinal alinement with the fixed tracks to which they are respectively hinged, and brace arms carried by the extensible tracks and engaging the U-shaped Vbrackets for holding said extensible rails in open position.

14. A garment' hanger support tor a` iso V`spaced .apart and away from the sides` ofV trunk, comprising fixed tracks adapted to bef connected at'their rearends to the rear por; tion of a trunk, side members forV connecting the forward end portions of the fixed tracks to the side portions of the trunk, eX- tensibleV tracks hinged to be independently yswung'to open positions in longitudinal to hold saidextensibletracksA injalined po@YY Y said frame, each hanger supporting member comprising a stationary rod Xedly secured to saidframe, and a movable'rod. pivoted to the stationaryY rod and adapted to be moved Yinto alinement therewith and also at anv angle thereto, brackets secured to the frame, and supporting the forwardends of the sta'- tionary rods, and brace members, one for' eachmovable rod and pivoted thereto, said copies f this patent may be brained for brace members being adapted to bearagainst 'saidbraekets wheneverthe movable. rods .are in alinement with'the stationary rods,

but operable independentlyl of each other.

16. garment supporting Xture, a

supporting member, a pair of spaced, hanger 'supporting' fmemb'ers, each comprising a hanger supporting, lrodiiXedly mounted at both ends on saidsupporti'ng member, and a.;

movablel Vhanger supportingv VVrod4 Y pivotally secured to said iXedly supported rod at'its Y' Vforward end, and capable of being` swung' into alinement therewith independently or' the other vmovable rod, and brace members, one between each .movablerod and the supporting member, .said braceV members beingpivoted directly on said movable hanger supporting rods. Y

In testimonywhereof, I' aiXfmy signature, in presence ofAV twov witnessesy Y .Y GEORGELHENRY Y Witnesses: Y Y v ANNA M. NELSON,v v AL. A. RITTER.

ve cents each, byaddressing'the Commissioner of Patents.

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